Tag: Deniliquin 2710
Some Bidgee offices to stay open
The Bidgee Finance office in Deniliquin will close, but branches in Wagga Wagga and Albury will stay open under new owners, after the receivers signed agreements this week.[MORE]
Doubt cast over water buybacks
The Deniliquin business chamber is calling for wide-ranging changes to the Federal Government's approach to water buybacks.[MORE]
Police chief wants prisoner transport duties rethink
The outgoing Cootamundra local area commander is calling for police to be relieved of prisoner transport duties in New South Wales.[MORE]
Riverina councils take share of $300m federal funds
Riverina councils have welcomed their share of the Federal Government's $300 million spending package for infrastructure.[MORE]
Dairy Farmers takeover set to boost shareholder capital
The takeover of the Dairy Farmers Co-operative is expected to deliver much needed capital to Riverina shareholders.[MORE]
Nationals call for wider Taser rollout
The National party is calling for police stun guns to be standard issue in all patrol cars in remote areas of New South Wales.[MORE]
RAMROC asks G-G to pass on water concerns to PM
Riverina and Murray councils have asked the Governor-General to take their concerns about water and food security direct to the Prime Minister and Cabinet.[MORE]
Bryce's 'eyes opened' after Murray-Darling tour
Governor-General Quentin Bryce says she is now more aware of the dire circumstances facing many communities in the Murray-Darling Basin.[MORE]
G-G hears of population drop
Governor-General Quentin Bryce has been told about a disturbing decline in population after years of drought in the southern Riverina.[MORE]
Fair Trading tests fuel pump accuracy
The Office of Fair Trading says random checks of Riverina fuel depots shows they are doing the right thing.[MORE]
Governor-General tours Murray-Darling Basin
The Governor-General is urging city residents to support drought-affected communities in the Murray-Darling Basin. [MORE]
Murray Irrigation's job cuts 'will hurt communities'
Australia's biggest irrigation company is preparing to cut jobs in a move expected to hurt communities in the New South Wales Riverina. [MORE]
Health service offers maternity unit assurance
The Greater Southern Area Health Service has reassured Deniliquin residents the town's maternity unit is not closing while staff are redeployed.[MORE]
Deniliquin says you-beaut to ute record
Deniliquin, in southern New South Wales, has done it again by attracting a world record number of utes and blue singlet-wearing patrons at its annual Ute Muster at the weekend.[MORE]
Councils seek investment advice after US woes
Riverina councils are continuing to seek advice on their exposure to the United States financial crisis.[MORE]
SES under pressure as storms hit Riverina
The State Emergency Service (SES) had 46 calls for help yesterday afternoon as severe storms swept across the Riverina and south-west New South Wales.[MORE]
Councils urged to declare debt levels
The Local Government and Shires Associations of New South Wales are asking Riverina councils to share the impact the global credit crisis is having on their finances.[MORE]
Officer suspension not affecting staffing: commander
Deniliquin's new police commander says staffing levels have not been affected by the continued suspension of two officers.[MORE]
$100k of cannabis seized near NSW-Vic border
Police have seized drugs worth about $100,000 from a car at Balranald in southern New South Wales near the Victorian border.[MORE]
Truss hears water buyback worries
Nationals' leader Warren Truss says he heard widespread concern about the impact of the Federal Government's water buyback on a visit to Deniliquin at the weekend.[MORE]
Power impact report 'unconvincing'
The NSW Opp is sceptical of a new report suggesting electricity privatisation will not adversely impact rural areas.[MORE]
Cheap cab fares aim to help cut crime
Hotel patrons in Deniliquin will be able to catch half price taxis home after September 1 when Deni Safe Return is launched in a bid to reduce crime in the CBD.[MORE]
CMA funding woes to force job cuts
Funding cuts to the Murray Catchment Management Authority (CMA) will cause eight people to lose their jobs at the end of the month.[MORE]
SunRice boosts price offer
SunRice is offering big money to growers in a bid to lift Australian rice production next season to 120,000 tonnes.[MORE]
